Multiplex slide plate device and operation method thereof

ABSTRACT

A multiplex slide plate device and an operation method thereof are provided. The multiplex slide plate device includes a slide plate and a sacrificial layer. The slide plate has reaction vessels arranged in an array, an injection hole and an exhaust hole, wherein each of the reaction vessels has an opening portion and a bottom portion. The sacrificial layer has a microfluidic channel, wherein the microfluidic channel has an injection channel, a main channel and a distal channel connected to each other. The sacrificial layer is assembled to the slide plate, wherein the main channel faces the opening portion. A sample solution is injected into the injection channel, such that the sample solution flows from the injection channel through the main channel to the distal channel, wherein the sample solution loads into each of the reaction vessels while flowing through the main channel.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a divisional application of and claims the prioritybenefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/149,185, filed on May 9, 2016,now pending, which is a continuation-in-part application of and claimsthe priority benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/928,396, filed onJun. 27, 2013, now patented. The prior U.S. application Ser. No.15/149,185 also claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serialno. 105106095, filed on Mar. 1, 2016. The entirety of each of theabove-mentioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by referenceherein and made a part of this specification.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a multiplex slide plate device for molecularbiological detection and an operation method thereof, and morespecifically, to a multiplex slide plate device prefilled withpolymerase chain reaction (PCR) reagent(s) and an operation methodthereof.

2. Description of Related Art

In the field of molecular biological detection, a multiplex test may berequired to simultaneously measure multiple biomolecules of a biologicalsample in a single run/cycle of the test. For example, measuring severalsingle-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes, or the expression levelsof a number of genes of a sample via polymerase chain reaction (PCR)assays. At this time, multiple DNA or RNA assays may compose a testpanel. A PCR assay comprises at least two DNA specific primer probes(for some PCR assays also include additional target-specific reporterprobes), and this pair of primers has to correctly mix with the DNAtemplate extracted from the sample to be tested so as to measure thepresence or the amount of the specific DNA targets in the sample.

Traditionally, the pair of primers and the sample are delivered to thesame reaction vessel for PCR. The delivery is usually done by pipettingthe solution from each vial which stores primer pairs, enzymes andreagents, and pipetting the sample, to the reaction vessel. The mostcommon vessel format is the 96-well titter plate. In such way, a PCRassay requires at least two pipettings, one for adding the primer pairsand another one for adding the sample to the reaction vessel. Forexample, for a panel to examine 36 targets in one sample, it needs atleast 36 pipettings to add each pair of primers to 36 different reactionvessels, and another 36 pipettings to add sample to each of the abovereaction vessels. This part of operation method is not only complicatedand error-prone, but also labor-intensive.

If the primer pairs are pre-filled in each of the reaction vessels, thePCR experiment operator only needs to add sample to the pre-filledvessels. The above mentioned example of detecting one sample for 36targets would require only 36 pipettings for adding sample to 36pre-filled vessels. Besides, the reaction vessel volume can be reducedto nano-liter range to save the amount of reaction reagents. The resultformat of 96-well titter plate, which is a common carrier vessel, ischanged into a slide-like micro-titter plate by this improvement.

However, the size and volume of reaction vessels (also calledmicro-wells or nano-wells) in a micro-titer plate are too small to befilled with the primer pairs or samples manually without causingcross-contamination between neighbouring vessels (i.e. the primer pairsescape from one well to other wells). Therefore, the microfluidictechnology or system for dispensing primer pairs or samples is required.In more detail, primer pairs are delivered to each of the nano-wells inadvance and immobilized onto the inter-surfaces of the nano-well.Afterwards, the user can apply the sample to each of the reactionvessels by single pipetting operation or single microfluidic channelwithout worrying about primers escaping from one well to other wells,such that the cross-contamination between wells is minimized.

When the sample testing is performed subsequently, each reaction vesselmust be filled with the predetermined amount of sample. The traditionalmethod is to use pipette or needle dispensers to load the sample “one byone” into the reaction wells. However, as the volume of reaction vesselbecomes smaller and the inter-well distance becomes closer, specialmechanical system or paths may be needed for the dispenser to reach eachreaction vessels individually, which is complicated and time-consuming.If adding sample into each of the reaction vessels by single pipettingoperation or single microfluidic channel can be achieved by a specialslide plate device, it is possible to greatly simplify the manualoperation required in PCR reagent preparation, and enhance theconvenience when sample filling.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention provides a multiplex slide plate device and an operationmethod thereof. The multiplex slide plate device and the operationmethod of the invention is for molecular biological detection, morespecifically, for PCR, and even more specifically, for real-time PCR.The sample can be loaded into each reaction vessel of the slide platequickly and uniformly through the multiplex slide plate device and theoperation method of the invention, and all of the reaction vessels canbe filled in an extremely short time by single pipetting.

The invention provides a multiplex slide plate device including a slideplate and a sacrificial layer. The slide plate has a plurality ofreaction vessels, a first injection hole and a first exhaust hole. Thereaction vessels are arranged in an array, wherein each of the reactionvessels has an opening portion and a bottom portion. The sacrificiallayer has a microfluidic channel, wherein the microfluidic channel hasan injection channel, a main channel and a distal channel connected toeach other. The sacrificial layer is assembled to the slide plate,wherein the main channel faces the opening portion. A sample solution isinjected from the first injection hole to the injection channel, suchthat the sample solution flows from the injection channel through themain channel to the distal channel, wherein the sample solution loadsinto each of the reaction vessels while flowing through the mainchannel.

In an embodiment of the invention, the multiplex slide plate deviceincludes a housing which accommodates the slide plate and thesacrificial layer. The housing has a second injection hole and a secondexhaust hole. The sample solution is injected from the second injectionhole and the first injection hole to the injection channel, such thatthe sample solution flows from the injection channel through the mainchannel to the distal channel, wherein the sample solution loads intoeach of the reaction vessels while flowing through the main channel.

In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the housing includesa thermally conductive material.

In an embodiment of the invention, the housing includes an upper coverand a bottom plate, and the upper cover is assembled to the bottomplate, wherein the upper cover has a groove to accommodate the slideplate and the sacrificial layer, and the second injection hole and thesecond exhaust hole are located in the upper cover.

In an embodiment of the invention, the housing includes a label.

In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the slide plateincludes a transparent material.

In an embodiment of the invention, the transparent material includespolycarbonate or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).

In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the sacrificial layerincludes wax.

The invention provides an operation method of a multiplex slide platedevice including the following steps. First, a multiplex slide platedevice including a slide plate, a sacrificial layer and a housing foraccommodating the slide plate and the sacrificial layer is assembled.The slide plate has a plurality of reaction vessels arranged in anarray, wherein each of the reaction vessels has an opening portion and abottom portion. The sacrificial layer has a microfluidic channel, andthe microfluidic channel has an injection channel, a main channel and adistal channel connected to each other, wherein the main channel facesthe opening portion. Then, a sample solution is injected to theinjection channel through an injection hole of the housing, such thatthe sample solution flows from the injection channel through the mainchannel to the distal channel, wherein the sample solution loads intoeach of the reaction vessels while flowing through the main channel.Afterwards, an oil is injected to the injection channel through theinjection hole of the housing, such that the oil flows from theinjection channel through the main channel to the distal channel,wherein the oil removes the sample solution which is not loaded into thereaction vessels while flowing through the main channel. Finally, thesacrificial layer is heated to melt, and the melted sacrificial layer ismixed with the oil.

In an embodiment of the invention, the oil includes mineral oil orsilicone oil.

In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the housing comprisesa thermally conductive material.

In an embodiment of the invention, the housing includes a label.

In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the slide plateincludes a transparent material.

In an embodiment of the invention, the transparent material includespolycarbonate or PMMA.

In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the sacrificial layerincludes wax.

Based on the above, the invention provides a multiplex slide platedevice and an operation method thereof, such that the sample can beloaded into each reaction vessel of the slide plate quickly anduniformly while flowing through the main channel of the sacrificiallayer, and then the sample solution which is not loaded in the reactionvessels is removed by the oil. Therefore, all of the reaction vesselscan be filled in an extremely short time by single pipetting operation,so the experiment operation can be simplified with time-saving effect.

On the other hand, the distance between the slide plate and thesacrificial layer is at least about 10 μm, and the sacrificial layer hasa certain thickness. In the PCR experiment process, the sacrificiallayer is heated to melt, and the melted sacrificial layer mixes with theoil. Therefore, the distance between the slide plate and the bottomplate is about 600 μm, so the reaction can be performed successfully. Acertain distance between the slide plate and the bottom plate can bemaintained without adding an excess amount of sample, so it is able tosave the input amount of sample.

In order to make the aforementioned features and advantages of thedisclosure more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures aredescribed in detail below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute apart of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of theinvention and, together with the description, serve to explain theprinciples of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a multiplex slide plate deviceaccording to the first embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a slide plate according to thefirst embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of reaction vessels of aslide plate according to the first embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a multiplex slide plate deviceapplied in sample solution loading according to the first embodiments ofthe invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a multiplex slide plate deviceapplied in sample solution loading according to the second embodimentsof the invention.

FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C are schematic views illustrating an operation methodof a multiplex slide plate device of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The invention provides a multiplex slide plate device and an operationmethod thereof, which can be widely applied to various types of reactionassays. The following descriptions are provided to further define thepresent invention for illustration purposes.

A reagent may refer to a formulation of several ingredients used for aparticular test. For example, in the test using polymerase chainreaction (PCR), the testing reagent includes a pair of primers, enzymes,dNTPs, fluorescent reporters, salts and etc. During application, thedifferent primer pairs and fluorescent reporters may be added to thereaction vessel firstly, and then followed by mixing the enzymes, dNTP,and other additives with the sample to the reaction vessel.

Sample(s) generally refers to the nucleic acid sample being tested. Forexample, the sample may be nucleic acid fragments (DNAs or RNAs)extracted from the blood, tissue or saliva.

Assay(s) or test(s) may refer to one or more assays or test itemsperformed to the same sample. For example, using PCR to check a nucleicacid sample for 300 SNP assay, such assay includes a number of PCR testitems by checking each genotype (A, T, C, G) of each SNP. For example,using real time PCR to determine amount of nucleic acid carrying aspecific sequence.

Sample solution refers to the mixture or solution of the aforementionedsample mixed with master mix.

Reaction vessel may represent the tube, the individual tube(s) of thetube plate, the hole(s) or well(s) in the micro-titer plate, theindividual reaction well(s) or pit(s) in the test slide plate or thearray plate. As described herein, the “slide plate”, “slide piece”,“assay array plate” or “assay plate” may refer to the same substrateplate accommodating the reaction vessels.

When the volume of the liquid in the container is reduced to a certainlevel, the flow of the liquid in the container is dominated by surfaceadhesion, rather than gravity.

If the volume of the liquid in the container is only a few nano-liters,the liquid has high surface adhesion to the container (nanowell), sothat the liquid can be regarded as stable as an adhesive attached to thebottom or the wall of the container.

Preferably, the reaction vessel may be individual reaction well(s) orpit(s) in the test slide or the assay array plate. As discussed above,it is preferably to utilize the reaction vessel of a smaller volume,ranging from several to hundreds of nano-liters, for example.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the structure of the multiplexslide plate device according to the first embodiments of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a multiplex slide plate device includes a slideplate 10, a sacrificial layer 20 and a housing 30, wherein the housing30 can be used to accommodate the slide plate 10 and the sacrificiallayer 20. The structure of the slide plate 10 in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 isillustrated in the following description.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a slide plate according to thefirst embodiments of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the slide plate 10 has an assay region 100, and thearea of the assay region 100 is 22.5 mm×22.5 mm. The assay region 100includes a plurality of reaction vessels 102, wherein the reactionvessels 102 are arranged in an n×n array. Besides, the slide plate 10further includes an injection hole 12 and an exhaust hole 14. In thepresent embodiment, the overall dimension of the slide plate 10 is 42mm×36 mm×2 mm, for example. More specifically, the material of the slideplate 10 may include a transparent material, and the transparentmaterial may be polycarbonate (PC) or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA),for example.

Referring to FIG. 2, from the cross-sectional views (right part of FIG.2) of the slide plate 10, each of the reaction vessels 102 may be widein the opening portion 102 a and narrower in the bottom portion 102 b.In the present embodiment, each of the reaction vessels 102 has a depthof 100 μm (d1), with 200 m (L1)×185 μm (W1) for the dimension of theopening portion 102 a and 106.74 μm (L2)×91.74 μm (W2) for the dimensionof the bottom portion 102 b, for example. The pitch (p1) between thereaction vessels 102 may range from 25 μm˜40 μm, and the slantedsidewall of the reaction vessels 102 may has an angle θ between 90 to140 degrees, preferably between 100 to 135 degrees, more preferably 110to 120 degrees, for example. Each of the reaction vessels 102 mayaccommodate 2.1 nano-liters of sample solution, for example.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of reaction vessels of aslide plate according to the first embodiments of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the reaction vessels of the slide plate 10 can bedesigned with different shapes or profiles. For example, the reactionvessels 160 a and 160 b are concave cavities formed within the slideplate 10 but not penetrating through the slide plate 10. The reactionvessels 160 b, 160 d and 160 f have slanted sidewalls. The reactionvessels 160 c, 160 d, 160 e and 160 f penetrate through the slide plate10 and have two open ends at the top and bottom surfaces of the slideplate 10. Due to the capillary action, the sample liquid is steadilyhold in the reaction vessels 160 c, 160 d, 160 e and 160 f. The reactionvessel 160 d penetrate through the slide plate 10 and has two open endsat the top and bottom surfaces of the slide plate 10, and has slantedsidewalls connecting the two open ends.

However, the structures in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are for illustration only,and the shape, size or number of the reaction vessels of the inventionis not limited. The cross-sectional shape of the reaction vessels may bea circle, square or polygon, for example.

Generally, as the primers are soluble in aqueous solvents or solutions,the slide plate of the invention may be designed to be hydrophilic inthe inner wall and the bottom surface of the reaction vessels, and to behydrophobic in the regions between the reaction vessels. The reagent(s)or probe(s) will be attached only to the hydrophilic regions, that is,the inner wall and the bottom surface of the reaction vessels. The sizeof each reaction vessel may be less than 1 mm. In this scale, smallamounts of sample fluid can overflow large numbers of reaction vesselsin 10 seconds, so as to improve sample loading efficiency significantly.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a multiplex slide plate deviceapplied in sample solution loading according to the first embodiments ofthe invention. Next, the structure of the multiplex slide plate devicein the first embodiment of the invention and its application in samplesolution loading will be illustrated in the following descriptions byreferring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 4.

Referring to FIG. 1, the sacrificial layer 20 has a microfluidic channel28, wherein the microfluidic channel 28 has an injection channel 22, amain channel 24 and a distal channel 26 connected to each other. In thepresent embodiment, the material of the sacrificial layer 20 may includewax, so the sacrificial layer 20 melts when it is heated to about 60° C.in PCR. However, the invention is not limited thereto, and any materialwith a melting temperature range of more than room temperature to 60° C.may also be used, and the material with a melting temperature of about60° C. is preferred. More specifically, the dimension of the sacrificiallayer 20 is 37.6 mm×39.6 mm×1.3 mm, for example. The depth of themicrofluidic channel 28 is 0.12 mm, for example. The dimension of themain channel 24 is 22.5 mm×22.5 mm, for example.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the sacrificial layer 20 is assembled tothe slide plate 10, wherein the main channel 24 faces the openingportion 102 a of reaction vessels 102 in the slide plate 10. Referringto FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the sample solution can be injected fromthe injection hole 12 of the slide plate 10 to the injection channel 22,such that the sample solution flows from the injection channel 22through the main channel 24 to the distal channel 26, wherein the samplesolution loads into each of the reaction vessels 102 of the slide plate10 while flowing through the main channel 24 (the flowing direction ofthe sample solution is illustrated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 4).

In FIG. 2, the injection hole 12 and the exhaust hole 14 of the slideplate 10 are arranged in a diagonal line, but the invention is notlimited thereto. The arrangement of the injection hole 12 and theexhaust hole 14 can be adjusted according to the arrangement of theinjection channel 22 and the distal channel 26 of the sacrificial layer20, as long as the sample solution is fully extended in the flowingprocess.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 30 may include an upper cover 40 and abottom plate 50, wherein the upper cover 40 is assembled to the bottomplate 50. More specifically, the dimension of the upper cover 40 is 45mm×43 mm×5 mm, for example. The dimension of the bottom plate 50 is 42mm×40 mm×2 mm, for example. In the present embodiment, the upper cover40 may have a groove to accommodate the slide plate 10 and thesacrificial layer 20, and an injection hole 42 and an exhaust hole 44may be located in the upper cover 40. However, the structure of housing30 in the invention is not limited thereto, and any other structurewhich is able to accommodate the slide plate 10 and the sacrificiallayer 20 may also be used. For example, the housing 30 can be anintegrally-forming structure, wherein the structure has a tenon to beopened and closed so as to accommodate the slide plate 10 and thesacrificial layer 20. Besides, a guide slot propulsion structure canalso be used, such that the slide plate 10 and the sacrificial layer 20are accommodated in the housing 30.

More specifically, the housing 30 has the thermally conductive effect inPCR. The material of the housing 30 may include a thermally conductivematerial, wherein the thermally conductive material may be metal such asaluminium and copper, graphite or wafer, but the invention is notlimited thereto. In addition, the housing 30 is able to isolate theslide plate 10 and the sacrificial layer 20 from the externalenvironment, so as to avoid the reaction from being affected.

In the present embodiment, the housing 30 may include a label (notillustrated). When the multiplex slide plate device of the invention isapplied to an apparatus (for example, thermal cycling PCR apparatus)with label reading device, the label reading device can read the labelon the housing 30. The label may be a handwriting label, barcode orother kind of labels, but the invention is not limited thereto, andsuitable labels can be selected according to the requirements and thelabel reading device.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the sample solution can beinjected from the injection hole 42 of the housing 30 and the injectionhole 12 of the slide plate 10 to the injection channel 22, such that thesample solution flows from the injection channel 22 through the mainchannel 24 to the distal channel 26, wherein the sample solutions loadsinto each of the reaction vessels 102 of the slide plate 10 whileflowing through the main channel 24 (the flowing direction of the samplesolution is illustrated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 4). Besides, asshown in FIG. 4, the slide plate 10 may further include a double-stepstructure 16 at the edge thereof. A space 60 is formed between thedouble-step structure 16, the sacrificial layer 20, the upper cover 40and the bottom plate 50, and the space 60 has an effect of avoidingbubble generation. In the present embodiment, double-step structure 16may have a first step x and a second step y, wherein the thickness ratioof the first step x and the second step y is 1:1, and the thickness ofthe first step x and the second step y is respectively 1 mm and thetotal thickness 2 mm, for example.

In FIG. 1, the injection hole 42 and the exhaust hole 44 of the uppercover 40 are arranged in a diagonal line, but the invention is notlimited thereto. The arrangement of the injection hole 42 and theexhaust hole 44 depends on the arrangement of the injection hole 12 andthe exhaust hole 14 of the slide plate 10. In other words, it can beadjusted according to the arrangement of the injection channel 22 andthe distal channel 26 of the sacrificial layer 20, as long as the samplesolution is fully extended in the flowing process.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a multiplex slide plate deviceapplied in sample solution loading according to the second embodimentsof the invention. The second embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5 is similarto the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG.4, so the same reference number refers to the same component, andrelevant descriptions are not repeated herein.

The difference between the present embodiment and the aforementionedfirst embodiment is that, the slide plate 10 does not have the injectionhole 12 and the exhaust hole 14, and the slide plate 10 does not havethe double-step structure 16 at the edge. Besides, the dimension of thesacrificial layer 20 is larger than the dimension of the slide plate 10.For example, the dimension of the slide plate 10 in the presentembodiment may be the same as the dimension of the slide plate 10 in theaforementioned first embodiment, but the dimension of the main channel24 in the sacrificial layer 20 may be more than 22.5 mm×22.5 mm, forexample.

Referring to FIG. 5, the sample solution can be injected from theinjection hole 42 of the housing 30 to the injection channel 22, suchthat the sample solution flows from the injection channel 22 through themain channel 24 to the distal channel 26, wherein the sample solutionloads in to each of the reaction vessels 102 of the slide plate 10 whileflowing through the main channel 24 (the flowing direction of the samplesolution is illustrated by the dashed arrow in FIG. 5).

The invention further provides an operation method of the multiplexslide plate device illustrated in the aforementioned first embodimentand second embodiment. FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C are schematic viewsillustrating an operation method of a multiplex slide plate device ofthe invention. Next, the operation method of the multiplex slide platedevice of the invention is illustrated in the following descriptions byreferring to FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C. It should be noted that the details ofmultiplex slide plate device structure and sample solution loading areillustrated in the foregoing descriptions, and are therefore notrepeated herein.

First, the multiplex slide plate device is assembled. The assembledmultiplex slide plate device is fixed and sealed by adhesive dripping,for example, so as to maintain the air-tight condition and avoid thesample solution from flowing outwards.

Next, the sample solution is injected from the injection hole of thehousing to the injection channel by pipetting operation or othersuitable liquid dispenser, such that the sample solution flows from theinjection channel through the main channel to the distal channel. Asshown in FIG. 6A, the sample solution 70 a and 70 b loads into each ofthe reaction vessels 102 while flowing through the main channel 24. Morespecifically, the total input amount of the sample solution is 60 μl,for example.

Afterwards, the oil is injected from the injection hole of the housingto the injection channel, such that the oil flows from the injectionchannel through the main channel to the distal channel. As shown in FIG.6B to FIG. 6C, the oil 80 removes the sample solution 70 b which is notloaded into the reaction vessels 102 while flowing through the mainchannel 24. More specifically, the oil is mineral oil or silicone oil,for example.

Finally, in the PCR experiment process, the sacrificial layer is heatedto melt, and the melted sacrificial layer mixes with the oil, whereinthe melting temperature of the sacrificial layer may be about 60° C. .It should be noted that the distance between the slide plate and thesacrificial layer of the invention is at least about 10 μm (for example,10 μm to 50 μm), and the sacrificial layer has a certain thickness (forexample, 550 μm to 590 μm). Therefore, when the melted sacrificial layermixes with the oil, the distance between the slide plate and the bottomplate is about 600 μm, so the reaction can be performed successfully. Acertain distance between the slide plate and the bottom plate can bemaintained without adding an excess amount of sample, so it is able tosave the input amount of sample.

Based on the above, the invention provides a multiplex slide platedevice and an operation method thereof suitable for molecular biologicaldetection, such that the sample can be loaded into each reaction vesselof the slide plate quickly and uniformly while flowing through the mainchannel of the sacrificial layer, and then the sample solution which isnot loaded into the reaction vessels is removed by the oil. Therefore,all of the reaction vessels can be filled in an extremely short time bysingle pipetting operation, so the experiment operation can besimplified with time-saving effect. In addition, a certain distancebetween the slide plate and the bottom plate can be maintained withoutadding an excess amount of sample, so it is able to save the inputamount of sample.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications and variations can be made to the structure of the presentinvention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present inventioncover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fallwithin the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A multiplex slide plate device, comprising: aslide plate having a plurality of reaction vessels, a first injectionhole and a first exhaust hole, wherein the reaction vessels are arrangedin an array, and each of the reaction vessels has an opening portion anda bottom portion; and a sacrificial layer having a microfluidic channel,wherein the microfluidic channel has an injection channel, a mainchannel and a distal channel connected to each other, and thesacrificial layer is assembled to the slide plate, wherein the mainchannel faces the opening portion; wherein a sample solution is injectedfrom the first injection hole to the injection channel, such that thesample solution flows from the injection channel through the mainchannel to the distal channel, and the sample solution loads into eachof the reaction vessels while flowing through the main channel.
 2. Themultiplex slide plate device of claim 1, further comprising a housingwhich accommodates the slide plate and the sacrificial layer, and thehousing has a second injection hole and a second exhaust hole, whereinthe sample solution is injected from the second injection hole and thefirst injection hole to the injection channel, such that the samplesolution flows from the injection channel through the main channel tothe distal channel, wherein the sample solution loads into each of thereaction vessels while flowing through the main channel.
 3. Themultiplex slide plate device of claim 2, wherein a material of thehousing comprises a thermally conductive material.
 4. The multiplexslide plate device of claim 2, wherein the housing comprises an uppercover and a bottom plate, the upper cover is assembled to the bottomplate, and the upper cover has a groove to accommodate the slide plateand the sacrificial layer, the second injection hole and the secondexhaust hole are located in the upper cover.
 5. The multiplex slideplate device of claim 2, wherein the housing comprises a label.
 6. Themultiplex slide plate device of claim 1, wherein a material of the slideplate comprises a transparent material.
 7. The multiplex slide platedevice of claim 6, wherein the transparent material comprisespolycarbonate (PC) or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).
 8. The multiplexslide plate device of claim 1, wherein a material of the sacrificiallayer comprises wax.
 9. An operation method of a multiplex slide platedevice, including: assembling the multiplex slide plate device includinga slide plate, a sacrificial layer and a housing for accommodating theslide plate and the sacrificial layer, and the slide plate has aplurality of reaction vessels arranged in an array, wherein each of thereaction vessels has an opening portion and a bottom portion, and thesacrificial layer has a microfluidic channel composed of an injectionchannel, a main channel and a distal channel connected to each other,wherein the main channel faces the opening portion; injecting a samplesolution to the injection channel through an injection hole of thehousing, such that the sample solution flows from the injection channelthrough the main channel to the distal channel, wherein the samplesolution loads into each of the reaction vessels while flowing throughthe main channel; injecting an oil to the injection channel through theinjection hole of the housing, such that the oil flows from theinjection channel through the main channel to the distal channel,wherein the oil removes the sample solution which is not loaded into thereaction vessels while flowing through the main channel; and heating thesacrificial layer to melt, and the melted sacrificial layer is mixedwith the oil.
 10. The operation method of claim 9, wherein the oilcomprises mineral oil or silicone oil.
 11. The operation method of claim9, wherein a material of the housing comprises a thermally conductivematerial.
 12. The operation method of claim 9, wherein the housingcomprises a label.
 13. The operation method of claim 9, wherein amaterial of the slide plate comprises a transparent material.
 14. Theoperation method of claim 13, wherein the transparent material comprisespolycarbonate (PC) or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).
 15. The operationmethod of claim 9, wherein a material of the sacrificial layer compriseswax.